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CVE-2022-3469: The WP Attachments WordPress plugin before 5.0.5 does not sanitize and escapes some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

medium Affects wp-attachments (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Attachments WordPress plugin before 5.0.5 does not sanitize and escapes some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Package
wp-attachments (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<5.0.5
Fixed in
5.0.5
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (47.8th percentile)
Published
2022-11-14
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-attachments (WordPress plugin) advisories

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